What did George Saunders mean by: Toni Morrison seems to have a lot of faith in people – that’s what I mean by gentle power. - George Saunders Copy
+ A country doesn’t need a businessman to run it: it needs a heartful, worldly, compassionate leader. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Country, Leader, Running, 0 - George Saunders
+ With nonfiction, I go in trying to be really honest about what my preconceptions are. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Honest, Nonfiction, 0 - George Saunders
+ Your first responsibility is to yourself and to your own goodness of heart. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Heart, Responsibility, 0 - George Saunders
+ Stay alert. The big moral crossroads in your life may not come labeled as such. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Crossroads, Moral, 0 - George Saunders
+ Chekhov – shall I be blunt? – is the greatest short story writer who ever lived. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Stories, 0 - George Saunders
+ Compassion doesn’t have to be weak or enabling; it can also be quite bold. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Compassion, Enabling, Weak, 0 - George Saunders
+ The best thing we can bring to any fight is a calm and compassionate mind. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Calm, Fight, Mind, 0 - George Saunders
+ There are books that I read years ago that enlivened things in me that haven’t died yet. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Saunders, Book, 0 - George Saunders
Do thou restrain the haughty spirit in thy breast, for better far is gentle courtesy. - Homer Poet · Greece
Speculation can be more gentle, can take its time, when it is not driven by desire. - Alice Munro Author · Canada
There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you. - Dante Alighieri Poet · Italy
If all were gentle and contented as sheep, all would be as feeble and helpless. - John Lancaster Spalding Priest · USA
It’s hard to hear the gentle whisper of the Spirit amid the noise of Christendom. - Shane Claiborne Activist
Every day a little life, a blank to be inscribed with gentle thoughts. - Samuel Rogers Poet · England
